| Official Name: | Puerto Acosta Municipality |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Puerto Acosta Municipality within Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | La Paz Department |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eliodoro Camacho Province |
| Seat Type: | Seat |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Freddy Surco Toledo (2007) |
| Leader Title1: | President |
| Leader Name1: | Braulio Quispe Condori (2007) |
| Established Title: | Foundation |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 833 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Total: | 27296 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | BOT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | -15.5°N -69.1667°W |
| Elevation M: | 4000 |
Puerto Acosta Municipality is the first municipal section of the Eliodoro Camacho Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Puerto Acosta. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had a population of 27,296,[1] still including Umanata and Escoma as cantons.
There are four cantons in the municipality: Puerto Acosta, Parajachi, Chiñaya and San Juan de Cancanani.Until 2009 the municipality consisted of nine cantons (cantones):
| Canton | Inhabitants (2001)[2] | Seat | Inhabitants (2001) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Acosta Canton | 6,745 | 1,123 | |
| Umanata Canton (now: Umanata Municipality) | 6,447 | Umanata | 192 |
| Escoma Canton (now in Escoma Municipality) | 5,097 | Escoma | 576 |
| Challapata Peninsula Canton (now in Escoma Municipality) | 905 | Challapata | - |
| Parajachi Canton or Puerto Parajachi Canton | 2,245 | Parajachi | - |
| Villa Puni Canton (now in Escoma Municipality) | 514 | Villa Puni | 329 |
| Collasuyo Canton (now in Escoma Municipality) | 561 | Collasuyo | 22 |
| Chiñaya Canton | 3,296 | 150 | |
| San Juan de Cancanani Canton | 1,486 | San Juan de Cancanani | 172 |
On February 6, 2009 [3] Umanata Municipality became the fourth municipal section of the Eliodoro Camacho Province with Umanata as its seat and Escoma Municipality became the fifth one with Escoma as its seat. The four cantons Escoma, Villa Puni, Collasuyo and Challapata Peninsula (Península de Challapata), formerly cantons of the Puerto Acosta Municipality, today make up the Escoma Municipality.[4]